The Evaluation of Complex Infrastructure Projects: A Guide to Qualitative Comparative Analysis (Transport Economics, Management and Policy series) - Hardcover

Gerrits, Lasse; Verweij, Stefan

 
9781783478415: The Evaluation of Complex Infrastructure Projects: A Guide to Qualitative Comparative Analysis (Transport Economics, Management and Policy series)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1783478411 ISBN 13: 9781783478415
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2018

Synopsis

Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) is an emerging research method that is highly suitable for evaluation studies. Clear and concise, this book explains how researchers and evaluators can use QCA effectively for the systematic and thorough analysis of large infrastructure projects, while also acknowledging their complexity.

Lasse Gerrits and Stefan Verweij present the key steps of this methodology to identify patterns across real-life cases. From collecting and interpreting data to sharing their knowledge and presenting the results, the authors use examples of megaprojects to emphasize how QCA can be used successfully for both single infrastructure ventures as well as more extensive projects. In addition to discussing the best practices and pitfalls of the methodology, further examples from current research are given in order to illustrate how QCA works effectively in both theory and practice.

Being written with researchers and evaluators in mind, this book will be of great benefit for students and scholars of evaluation studies, public administration, transport studies, policy analysis and project management. The book is also highly applicable for those working in public or private organizations involved in infrastructure projects looking for an effective, detailed and systematic method of evaluation.

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About the Author

Lasse Gerrits, Professor Governance of Complex Urban Transformations, Academic Director, Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam and Stefan Verweij, Assistant Professor of Infrastructure Planning, Governance and Methodology, Department of Spatial Planning and Environment, University of Groningen, the Netherlands

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Publisher
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Publication date
2018
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1783478411
ISBN 13 
9781783478415
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
192